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[NapisaurusRex]

But what would the benefits be?
 

Probably depends on what herbs you used.

[pancakeface]

Probably depends on what herbs you used.

 

Sure, but I was wondering about the benefits of undergoing genital steaming. Is it supposed to do something for the particular area? Is it something only for the ladies or would gentlemen also benefit from undergoing it?

[NapisaurusRex]

Sure, but I was wondering about the benefits of undergoing genital steaming. Is it supposed to do something for the particular area? Is it something only for the ladies or would gentlemen also benefit from undergoing it?

Guys can get their buttholes steamed.

[Adam]

Guys can get their buttholes steamed.

and bleached.

[pancakeface]

Guys can get their buttholes steamed.

 

@2:09 "Not that I'm disappointed, but I was expecting like WHHSSHHH"  classic.

 

 

 

and bleached.

 

I'm almost scared to ask. Is that equivalent to using Nair or is it to do with actual bleach?

[Shannon]

I have a wicked cold that's lasted for around five days, my period just started, I'm nauseous af, and the only guys around where I'm staying are high schoolers. Codex girls, pls save me.

[NapisaurusRex]

Wait i'm confused about any potential benefits.

It depends on the herbs you use. I don't see how that's confusing at all.

For example, mugwort, helps cramping and is used to treat menopausal/period complaints due to its ability to stimulate the production of hormones. Wormwood helps with cycle regulation and boosts immune system strength. Those are the two most common herbs used, for the reasons I mentioned, but there's dozens of different herbs with different uses.
Plus it feels great.

[Adam]

A dab of Eye of Newt, a pinch of worm wood, and 1 whole mugwort are ingredients to make the perfect little girls: Blossom, Butters, and Snugglecup! Oh and don't forget a bone from a sabertooth hamster.

[NapisaurusRex]

This is exactly how I felt mixing it up. I'm sure the world is a better place without me being a 'real' scientist.

[NapisaurusRex]

I'm bleeding out of my vagina.

[Cass]

As every sane girl on this planet does, I hate shark week. But what I possibly hate even more is the man complaining "ugh, you're so expensive buying pads all the time" or "I'm sure it's not that bad"

COME BACK TO ME WHEN YOU BLEED FROM YOUR DINGDONG EVERY MONTH >_>
Ugh and I may sound like tumblr bitch now, but I'm really fucking done with street harassment.

[NapisaurusRex]

As every sane girl on this planet does, I hate shark week.

This made me die laughing. I'm totally picturing insane women digging in their vag and flinging blood in the air to dance in it like a blood fountain faerie.

[Gnome]

This made me die laughing. I'm totally picturing insane women digging in their vag and flinging blood in the air to dance in it like a blood fountain faerie.

I just threw up a little.

[Guppie]

I totally fucked up my own when I was, like 17. Made them so thin. And that's why I never do my own brows. I'll clean them up, but that's it.

 

New question, I'm growing my body hair out soon so I can go get waxed and whenever I do I noticed how patchy my leg hair is. How does your leg hair grow?

below the knee it seems to come in patchier. Like, above the knee it never gets to be more than tiny, short, fine little hairs, but it comes in evenly, but below the knee there is anarchy

[Shannon]

I was almost kicked out of a theme park yesterday for flashing my bra on a ride. Why is this such a big deal when girls are walking all around the park in their bikini tops? My bra covers more boob than a string bikini lol

[Rocket]

Sometimes I wish I had darker hair so I could get laser hair removal.. You can't see my arm hair or leg hair unless you get super close, but i just don't like it and i hate shaving. 

 

depending on the area of by body my hair comes in different colors. it's kinda weird and grosses me out.

[Katya]

I've been lurking this thread for a while now and never posted. I don't think I have the right to bitch about some of my girly stuff because:

 

A. I think cocks are beautiful. Even when they're limp because I know what makes me to take them in my mouth like that and feel them growing.

B. I don't suffer anything at all related to my bloody-mary days. I'm always a moody bitch, and never had cramps.

C. I have so few hairs in my body that I can practically go without waxing it most most of the year. I wax my legs every 3-4 months and my bikini line maybe 1-2 times a year.

D. I only wear makeup when I'm going out to a party or fancy dinner with my caveman. I don't like makeup that much (meaning I'm a lazy bitch and I can't be bothered with those girly stuff).

E. I hate shopping for clothes/shoes/whatever. I only truly enjoy shopping for underwear I know my caveman will appreciate ripping off. And groceries. Groceries are awesome.

F. I don't have any issues when a man leaves the toilet seat up. I can easily lower it down, mother nature gave me two hands and I intend to use them fully, not only to pleasure myself and others.

 

I feel so naked now.

[stagsong]

Hubby and I have just started trying for babies. Ladies, I never realized how many things there were to track about my vagina and other lady parts til now. Wow, seriously.

 

Of course, the best part was telling hubby we had to have lots more sex.   No complaints here, I married him for a reason, haha.

 

But seriously, I'm in this weird limbo where I don't really have anyone to talk to about possibly having babies, and i'm not super obsessed with all the things other TTC people do. Maybe that'll change, but I don't mind if it happens fast or slow.

[cara]

A. I think cocks are beautiful. Even when they're limp because I know what makes me to take them in my mouth like that and feel them growing

HAHAAHAHA this is the reason why I can't come on Codex more than once a week. My head will explode.

[MozzarellaSticks]

below the knee it seems to come in patchier. Like, above the knee it never gets to be more than tiny, short, fine little hairs, but it comes in evenly, but below the knee there is anarchy

I feel like we are leg hair twins. I don't even know why I bother waxing my upper leg. You can't even tell except in the right lighting.

[Guppie]

Spoiler

So...I have been bleeding since the 21st of June. That's a fortnight of blood. I really, really just want this to be over with.

 

I've got one of those lovely copper IUDs, but it hasn't made my periods noticeably longer or heavier since I first got it (original insertion was a bloody, painful mess). It's marketed as working by the copper acting as spermicide, but I know it terminates existing early pregnancies as well, which makes me think that a secondary function they don't like talking about is that it keeps the uterine lining all stirred up so any implanted embryos are disturbed.

 

Since the IUD is a highly effective form of BC, I had straight, unprotected sex while I was ovulating...and then my period was a month and a half late and I had the devil's PMS (I usually am just mildly more likely to cry). This period started more violently than any I've ever had before (I'm 23, so I've had more than enough periods to know how my body normally functions), and now it won't stop.

 

So...I think I might have miscarried. And, hey, it's pretty normal for that to happen in the first month, even without an IUD, so it's not like it should be a big deal...but...idk...it bothers me. Not knowing also bothers me.

 

It's not like I even would have kept a pregnancy if I had known I'd got knocked up. Do I even have the right to be upset about this?! But I feel like the choice was taken out of my hands...even though I made this choice four years ago when I got the IUD. I know I'm just being hormonal and crazy, I just needed somebody to talk to. I don't know. Maybe I should tell someone irl.

tl;dr blood and hormones

[NapisaurusRex]

Hubby and I have just started trying for babies. Ladies, I never realized how many things there were to track about my vagina and other lady parts til now. Wow, seriously.
 
Of course, the best part was telling hubby we had to have lots more sex.   No complaints here, I married him for a reason, haha.
 
But seriously, I'm in this weird limbo where I don't really have anyone to talk to about possibly having babies, and i'm not super obsessed with all the things other TTC people do. Maybe that'll change, but I don't mind if it happens fast or slow.

YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT IT! I LOVE BABIES AND VAGINAS AND TALKING ABOUT FERTILITY!
 

Spoiler

So...I have been bleeding since the 21st of June. That's a fortnight of blood. I really, really just want this to be over with.
 
I've got one of those lovely copper IUDs, but it hasn't made my periods noticeably longer or heavier since I first got it (original insertion was a bloody, painful mess). It's marketed as working by the copper acting as spermicide, but I know it terminates existing early pregnancies as well, which makes me think that a secondary function they don't like talking about is that it keeps the uterine lining all stirred up so any implanted embryos are disturbed.
 
Since the IUD is a highly effective form of BC, I had straight, unprotected sex while I was ovulating...and then my period was a month and a half late and I had the devil's PMS (I usually am just mildly more likely to cry). This period started more violently than any I've ever had before (I'm 23, so I've had more than enough periods to know how my body normally functions), and now it won't stop.
 
So...I think I might have miscarried. And, hey, it's pretty normal for that to happen in the first month, even without an IUD, so it's not like it should be a big deal...but...idk...it bothers me. Not knowing also bothers me.
 
It's not like I even would have kept a pregnancy if I had known I'd got knocked up. Do I even have the right to be upset about this?! But I feel like the choice was taken out of my hands...even though I made this choice four years ago when I got the IUD. I know I'm just being hormonal and crazy, I just needed somebody to talk to. I don't know. Maybe I should tell someone irl.

tl;dr blood and hormones

Yes, you have the right to be upset about it. It's your body and your feelings and you have the right to know whatever you want about both.

[Katya]

HAHAAHAHA this is the reason why I can't come on Codex more than once a week. My head will explode.

 

I was recently informed that exploding heads is not a pleasant event for humans. Not to mention the obvious headache that might cause, there's also a slight chance of dying in the process.

I'm sorry to be the cause of your near-exploding-head experience.

[Trichomes]

Spoiler

So...I have been bleeding since the 21st of June. That's a fortnight of blood. I really, really just want this to be over with.

 

I've got one of those lovely copper IUDs, but it hasn't made my periods noticeably longer or heavier since I first got it (original insertion was a bloody, painful mess). It's marketed as working by the copper acting as spermicide, but I know it terminates existing early pregnancies as well, which makes me think that a secondary function they don't like talking about is that it keeps the uterine lining all stirred up so any implanted embryos are disturbed.

 

Since the IUD is a highly effective form of BC, I had straight, unprotected sex while I was ovulating...and then my period was a month and a half late and I had the devil's PMS (I usually am just mildly more likely to cry). This period started more violently than any I've ever had before (I'm 23, so I've had more than enough periods to know how my body normally functions), and now it won't stop.

 

So...I think I might have miscarried. And, hey, it's pretty normal for that to happen in the first month, even without an IUD, so it's not like it should be a big deal...but...idk...it bothers me. Not knowing also bothers me.

 

It's not like I even would have kept a pregnancy if I had known I'd got knocked up. Do I even have the right to be upset about this?! But I feel like the choice was taken out of my hands...even though I made this choice four years ago when I got the IUD. I know I'm just being hormonal and crazy, I just needed somebody to talk to. I don't know. Maybe I should tell someone irl.

tl;dr blood and hormones

 

@Guppie In no way am I trying to downplay what you're going through, but I don't think you should necessarily jump to conclusions and get yourself emotionally worked up when you're not 100% sure what's wrong with you. You mentioned you haven't been able to see a doctor for financial reasons, but what if this wasn't a miscarriage at all, but a complication from the IUD itself? I know copper IUDs have been known to increase bleeding/cramping and can cause spotting between periods, and I would imagine a perforation or expulsion might cause bleeding and other nasty side effects as well. I really think it would be in your best interest to get checked out by a doctor, just in case. At the very least, tell your girlfriend or someone close to you. I think some emotional support would help you deal with the stress.

[Guppie]

@Jess Thanks. I kind of intellectually knew that you're right, but I needed someone else to tell me it was okay...you know?

 

@Trichomes Thanks for the suggestions

 

I've had this IUD since spring 2011, and it hasn't caused me issues with spotting, increased bleeding or cramping (except when it was first inserted). I checked my strings because, you're totally right, IUDs can come loose, but that usually happens within the first 3 months, and it usually happens to women who have given vaginal birth. My strings are still where they've been for the past four years, so I don't think it's become dislodged. The doctor who inserted it told me that if it perforated my uterus it would be super painful, so I'm pretty sure that's not a thing that has happened (which would be pretty awful).

 

It totally could be that I'm just being super hormonal and got worked up over a randomly awful period. Regardless, I think you're right. I should probably tell my girlfriend. I've mostly been holding off because I don't know how she would feel about the idea that our friend may have knocked me up (even though it was very temporary if he did). She loves me, and I expect she'll be super supportive, but I don't know...I'm always worried about making people uncomfortable, especially the ones I care about.